tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43235193452073389842016-09-08T06:21:23.739+02:00Paul's Free SpeechPaul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125PaulsFreeSpeechhttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-35850976749513780212009-02-22T14:28:00.003+01:002009-02-22T14:47:20.973+01:00Bok under bearbetningDetta är inspirerande, motiverande, entusiasmerande, engagerande - ja, hela baletten. Ett avtal har just undertecknats med Förlaget Studentlitteratur i Lund om utgivandet av en bok under bearbetning. Det skall handla om förhållandet mellan talare och publik. Mycket har skrivits om retorik och det mesta drunknar till den grad i latinska termer, att det ofta blir på gränsen till oförståeligt. Det Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com2http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2009/02/bok-under-bearbetning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-12824996746885402052009-02-22T13:51:00.003+01:002009-02-22T14:08:40.778+01:00SAABPå någons grav stod "Sörj inte över att jag inte finns, gläds över att jag har funnits!" Trots varm sympati för alla som kan bli arbetslösa om och när SAAB läggs ner vill jag ändå ge tipset att tänka om. Ni har haft fördelen att under upp till 20 års tid ha haft arbete och få lön trots att ni arbetat i ett företag som gradvis förblött. Ni har fått bröd trots företagets död. Var tacksamma, inte Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com3http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2009/02/saab.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-43916320483543269152009-01-07T23:55:00.002+01:002009-01-08T00:08:24.961+01:00Talent is OverratedI would like to recommend all to have a look at Geoff Colvins web site. His book "Talent is Overrated" is worthwhile studying. You will get a good picture of his thinking on his website. Check it out on http://www.geoffcolvin.com/. The fact that talent is overrated does however not mean that talent is of no importance. A perfect "ear" will considerably assist a musician. An athletic body will be Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2009/01/talent-is-overrated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-65003378418783979552008-12-19T12:03:00.000+01:002008-12-19T12:06:35.985+01:00Speech by CEO of Coca ColaHi . . . ."Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/12/speech-by-ceo-of-coca-cola.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-89275954472654226972008-12-14T18:25:00.002+01:002008-12-14T18:49:59.791+01:00Speaking Tips/TalartipsThe latest publication Speaking Tips #47 is now up. you can find all 47 issues here. Swedish version Talartips # 47 and all Swedish issues here. The title is "A Self-critical Evaluation" which is my evaluation of my speech on YouTube.Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/12/speaking-tipstalartips.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-48476193581154251452008-12-14T17:56:00.002+01:002008-12-14T18:22:10.271+01:00Self RealizationI have been thinking (for a change). I have always wondered why so many people at some stage in life start doubting that they are they! This doubt seems to inspire them to start looking for their true selves in order to find out who they really are. But what do they expect to find? After all we are the results of a myriad of influences. There is no such thing as our genuine egos. The nearest we Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com1http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/12/self-realization.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-66130278611488818522008-12-03T13:29:00.001+01:002008-12-03T13:31:09.848+01:00No chewing - back to normal!This proves my point. No chewing gum, one week and back to 76,2 kg.Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-chewing-back-to-normal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-85404035223837598792008-12-01T21:15:00.001+01:002008-12-02T12:38:50.306+01:00Chewing gum is a weight gainer!I have been pinching mentol chewing gum from my daughter lately. I thought this would be a perfect way to always have a fresh breath without paying for it. She made it quite clear that she did not appreciate it in the way only a self confident teenager can. So I started to buy some. And then more. And after only a week I was adicted to chewing gum! Absolutely no problem, I thought, until I Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/12/chewing-gum-is-weight-gainer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-82285548415259988022008-11-29T19:17:00.000+01:002008-11-29T19:48:00.470+01:00What´s wrong with people?Every four years we have elections in Sweden. The present government has spent appr two of them to re-establish some credibility which was lost during the former social democratic government. This government has successfully focused on producing jobs and strengthen the state reserves for possible worse times to come. That time has now come. The leftish parties now shout their guts out prompting Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/11/whats-wrong-with-people.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-23795855398252348232008-11-28T16:27:00.000+01:002008-11-29T11:22:40.033+01:00Continental European Speech Contest FinalProfessional Speech Coach Paul van der Vliet speaking for an audience of 220 in the grand final of the Continental Europe Humorous Speech Contest arranged by Toastmasters District 59, a sub district of Toastmasters International www.toastmasters.org,. Participants must have won club contest, area contest, division contest to compete in the Euopean final.Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/11/continental-european-speech-contest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-83831109357407666982008-06-26T18:34:00.000+02:002008-06-26T18:57:27.709+02:00PoetryThis first posting is a dedication to a very special woman whose name is Arlene. She has written thousands of poems. It's a shame that she keeps them to herself, although I have been blessed with some of them. Every little daily happening, which we, normal people, would not even notice, she turns into a wonderful harmonious and melodic poem. I don´t understand them all but then, I am not Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com0http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/06/poetry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323519345207338984.post-60156992154680018152008-06-19T16:07:00.000+02:002008-06-19T16:11:30.768+02:00The beginning of Free SpeechHi everybody!In this blog I intend to publish my thoughts about the importance of communication. I will invite your personal stories and experiences.Paul van der Vliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318494083050511213noreply@blogger.com3http://paulsfreespeech.blogspot.com/2008/06/beginning-of-free-speech.html